Spur Quotes
Word Lists
See also Core English Vocabulary (S) List-
Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
Edmund Burke
-
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
Dag Hammarskjold
-
Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided
John Locke
-
About her spur-of-the-moment marriage to Sam Mendes - "We hadn`t been planning to do it but we thought it was rather a good idea, so we just did it."
Kate Winslet
-
With 1.7 million private sector jobs lost and half a million jobs shipped overseas over the past three years, we must take action to spur job creation and restore economic prosperity.
Amir Abdulzahra
-
Today, the forces of competition, technology, and globalization have converged to spur innovation and to transform the way business is done in the securities industry.
Al Ford
Keywords: and :: business :: competition :: converged :: done :: forces :: globalization :: have :: in :: industry :: innovation :: is :: of :: securities :: spur :: technology :: the :: to :: today :: transform :: waySource: brainyquote.com
-
There`s been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there`s a subway that runs through downtown.
Michael Ritchie
-
The pressure people put on themselves and the rivalry between the teams is much more marked. And I think that`s a good thing. As long as that rivalry remains within the spirit of competition, it con only spur everyone on.
Eric Cantona
-
The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance greater than the great circle of the earth. Where were we going now, and what was reserved for the future...
Jules Verne
Keywords: accomplished :: after :: and :: circle :: distance :: earth :: for :: future :: going :: great :: greater :: half :: having :: in :: its :: leagues :: months :: nautilus :: nearly :: now :: of :: piercing :: reserved :: sharp :: spur :: ten :: than :: the :: thousand :: three :: was :: water :: we :: were :: what :: where :: withSource: brainyquote.com
-
The imagination is the spur of delights... all depends upon it, it is the mainspring of everything; now, is it not by means of the imagination one knows joy? Is it not of the imagination that the sharpest pleasures arise?
Marquis de Sade
-
The hope, and not the fact, of advancement, is the spur to industry.
Alexander Young
Source: brainyquote.com
-
The fact is, if a young man is naturally indolent, the spur of necessity will drive him but a very little way, while the having enough to live upon is often the means of preserving his self-respect.
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
-
Personally, I thought Curly was the greatest because he was a natural comedian who had no formal training. Whatever he did he made up on the spur of the moment.
Larry Fine
-
It is quite clear that compelling content, which is made available on economic terms that respect the intellectual rights of owners, can be a tremendous spur to the growth of broadband networks.
Alisha Marigoni
-
In order to spur economic growth we need to put the brakes on out of control spending, lower Ohioans tax burden and create a most efficient and effective government.
Allen Questrom
-
I`m very `spur of the moment`. I`m always trying to think of fun things to do to create a memory.
Josh Hartnett
-
I think what has happened, actually, is that September 11 has given a spur, a renewed urgency, to dialogue between the great faiths.
Alex Laughlin
-
I haven`t really met anyone else who has influenced me, but you never know, it could happen next year or next month. I just like to go with the spur of the moment.
Robin Gibb
-
I courted fame but as a spur to brave and honest deeds; who despises fame will soon renounce the virtues that deserve it.
David Mallet
-
Globalization and free trade do spur economic growth, and they lead to lower prices on many goods.
Robert Reich
-
Eliminating the Death Tax will continue to restore consumer confidence, spur capital investment, and create new jobs which are critical components of economic growth, particularly within the small business community.
Alexandros Roussos
Keywords: and :: are :: business :: capital :: community :: components :: confidence :: consumer :: continue :: create :: critical :: death :: economic :: eliminating :: growth :: investment :: jobs :: new :: of :: particularly :: restore :: small :: spur :: tax :: the :: to :: which :: will :: withinSource: brainyquote.com
-
Difficulties should act as a tonic. They should spur us to greater exertion.
Al Harrison
-
A genuinely democratic Iraq might well act as a fresh spur.
Douglas Hurd
Source: brainyquote.com
-
Good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational creature: these are the spur and reins whereby all mankind are set on work, and guided.
John Locke
-
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
Aaron Scott
-
Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.
Abdoulaye Sarr
